Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent event - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
Aug. 05, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024
Common stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock dividend declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.2630
At-The-Market Forward Agreements
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share issuances, net of costs (in shares)	8.3
Estimated net proceeds	$ 447.8
Shares executed (in shares)		3.7

Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction, Expected Proceeds

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Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction, Unsettled

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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